I wish to begin 2011 with a new direction; so on this last day of 2010, it seems a good time to draw some conclusions regarding the orb phenomenon which has consumed me for much of the fall.
It has become evident to me that most of my outdoor orb photos are probably due to moisture, and not some other dimensional manifestation. During the last ten days or so while I was hibernating ill in bed most of the time, I did manage to snap a few photos during the inclement weather, including during the recent snow storm. The photos I captured make it quite clear that the orbs I have been getting for some weeks now, with the donut like effect, are water droplets. The solid white ones are snow or very dense moisture. Here are a few samples of the recent photos.
I also did some experimentation with my breath during photo shoots, and have been easily able to capture the “Misty Thing”, so that too I am dismissing as moisture.
Now, having explained away these orbs, I am left with a few things which I still puzzle about, and cannot completely dismiss as moisture, or lens reflections/refractions. And there are a tiny collection of things which I cannot explain at all, and still believe may be from Spirit. Some of these things I have not included before in the blog.
The things I am iffy about are some of the indoor orbs, especially those taken when I had removed all reflective objects in my house, and those taken at MindFull Books & Ephemera where the veil is thin between dimensions. I am also still uncertain about some of the really bright outdoor orbs.
The things for which I have no rational explanation are two photos I captured at separate times of an apparently moving bright light. In both these photos, you can see that other things photographed (the stars in one, and the house roof in the other) are not moving. My mind tells me that if the squiggly lights were due to camera shake, the other objects would appear moving as well. So…what are these?
Then there are the two orbs that showed up in the camera shop that confounded the camera guy. These orbs stand out as having had the intended purpose of heightening my conviction that the Spirit realm was involved.
And last but not least, I am still dumbstruck by the apparent communication that occurred between me and the orbs on two consecutive days. The first was the orb within a triangle that I received after making a request for a triangle in an orb – this first reply came with what I interpreted as quite sense of humor.
The second was a heart within a triangle within an orb that came the next day after requesting a heart in an orb. This orb is so unlike any orb I’ve ever seen that I can find no explanation for it other than it is magical. I suppose it is possible I manifested this orb, but the fact that the heart showed up inside a triangle makes me think this is from an intelligence beyond myself. I can find no other explanation for this.
So there you have it.
For the moment, I will put aside my orb fixation and move on.
Today’s heading outside will take me down to the pond to venture out on the ice and cut down the maple tree branches that came down over the pond during the ice storm in 2008. The ice provides an excellent opportunity to harvest some wood for next year.
Happy New Year everyone. May 2011 be a miraculous year for us all.











I respect your applying lots of criteria to obtain your best sense of where the orbs originated, versus hewing to the interpretation that might have been more compelling. You clearly have such a connection to the Mystery, distinct from aberrations from what you expect to photograph.
For selfish reasons, I love seeing you resume your photos that capture the ineffable of the everyday. The ice on water series really speaks to my heart, along with your frost photos.
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